Review

This is a class review

• Answer the questions out loud as a class – then I will show the correct answer after each slide

This document was the first to limit the powers of the English Monarch

in 1215

Magna Carta

He was the first to study and write about the workings of government

Aristotle

This is a written document that describes the role of government

Constitution

This led King George III to tax the Colonies harshly

French & Indian War

This was a tax on all paper goods in the colonies:

Stamp Act

What year did the American Revolution begin?

1775

This was when the colonists in Massachusetts dressed up like

Indians and dumped tea into the harbor:

Boston Tea Party

The form of government that gives the political power to the CENTRAL

government – they decide how much power to give the State

government

Unitary

What was the first permanent British colony?

Jamestown, VA

Who settled Georgia? Why?

James Oglethorpe – for prisoners & debtors of the King

Where were the first battles of the American Revolution

Lexington & Concord

On what exact date did the Second Continental Congress declare

independence?

July 4, 1776

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

What was the final battle of the American Revolution? When did it

occur?

Yorktown - 1781

Form of government where the State and Central Government

SHARE powers

Federal

Form of government where people hold the ultimate power

Republic

This was our first constitution – it proved weak because it lacked a

strong central gov’t – no judicial or executive

Articles of Confederation

Enlightenment Philosopher who believed government should be limited and only exist to protect

our natural rights

John Locke

Which Enlightenment Philosopher said strong central government is

necessary in order to prevent constant civil war

Thomas Hobbes

Which Enlightenment Philosopher said government works best if there is a division of powers

Montesquieu

The “theory” that says we were born absolutely free, but

voluntarily gave up some freedoms for protection

Social Contract Theory

The Enlightenment Philosopher who said – if gov’t breaks the social

contract you should form a new government

John Locke

He wrote in the Leviathan that without strong central government

we would have the “war of all, against all”

Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Jefferson called the DOI this, because he used so many of

this philosopher’s ideas

Pure Locke

This was the government that led us through the American Revolution and declared

independence for the colonies

Second Continental Congress

This branch of government MAKES laws

Legislative

This branch of government enforces laws

Executive

This branch of government interprets laws

Judicial

He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

John Hancock

He wrote “Common Sense” where he urged the colonists to declare

indpendence

Thomas Paine

What was the last British Colony

Georgia

Which country were the Colonies declaring independence from

Great Britain

This system of government COMBINES the legislative &

executive branches – both have the same people

Parliamentary

This system of government separates the legislative &

executive brances

Presidential